Jean Claude (XX) - Abri vert

Pictura Subastas presents this magnificent artwork by Jean Claude, depicting an intimate, silent forest as a symbol of calm, introspection, and a deep connection with nature. The painting stands out for its excellent technique and the high level of pictorial quality it conveys.

Dimensions with frame: 44x44x3 cm.
Unframed dimensions: 40x40 cm.
· Oil on canvas hand-signed by the artist in the lower right corner, Jean Claude.
· The piece is in good condition.
· The artwork is sold with a beautiful frame (included in the auction as a gift).

The artwork comes from an exclusive private collection in Girona.

Important note: the included photographs are an integral part of the lot description.

The picture will be professionally packed by an IVEX expert (https://www.instagram.com/ivex.online/), using high-quality materials to ensure its protection. The shipping price covers both the cost of professional packaging and the transportation itself.
The shipment will be sent via Correos, GLS, or NACEX with tracking. International shipping options are available.



This painting immerses us in the heart of a deep, silent forest, where nature presents itself as a living, enveloping, and almost sacred space. The scene is dominated by tall trunks that rise with firmness, creating a sense of verticality that guides the gaze upward, as the ground unfolds in gentle slopes covered in earthy and green tones. From the very first moment, the atmosphere invites contemplation and quiet reflection, as if the viewer has just entered a place set apart from the everyday world.
Light plays a fundamental role in the composition. It filters through the trees delicately, creating bright clearings that contrast with the darker areas of the forest. This light is not uniform, but changing and fragmented, which reinforces the sense of depth and mystery. The illuminated clearings seem to mark a natural path that enters the scene, suggesting an intimate, almost spiritual journey through the landscape.
The treatment of the ground and the low vegetation conveys a rich visual texture. The greens, ochres, and yellows blend in an organic way, evoking moss, damp leaves, and fertile soil. The terrain appears slightly inclined, which adds dynamism and breaks any compositional rigidity. In some points, the surface reflects light, hinting at moisture or a small watercourse, which adds a sensory dimension to the whole.
Trees, with their sturdy trunks and their canopies that are more suggestive than clearly defined, act as true protagonists. They are not presented as isolated elements, but as part of an interconnected whole, where each form converses with the next. The branches and the spaces between the trunks create a visual rhythm that alternates between density and openness, allowing the eye to rest and move forward naturally through the scene.
The absence of human figures reinforces the introspective character of the painting. The forest is shown as an autonomous space, prior to and alien to humans, where time seems to pass in a different way. This lack of human presence does not generate emptiness, but fullness: nature suffices in itself, conveying calm, balance and a deep sense of permanence.
Taken together, the painting offers a poetic and enveloping view of the forest as a refuge of silence and contemplation, where light, earth, and trees come together to convey a deep connection with nature.